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• the invention in its broad aspects relates to bicyclic lactams and derivatives thereof which are useful as converting enzyme inhibitors and as antihypertensives.
• the compounds of this invention are represented by the following formula: wherein:
• the lower alkyl groups except where noted otherwise, represented by any of the variables include straight, branched and unsaturated chain hydrocarbon radicals from one to six carbon atoms, for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, pentyl, isopentyl, hexyl or vinyl, allyl, butenyl and the like.
• the aralkyl and heteroaralkyl groups represented by any of the above variables have from one to six carbon atoms in the alkyl portion thereof and include for example, benzyl, phenethyl, 3,3-diphenylpropyl, 3-indolylmethyl, and the like.
• Halo means chloro, bromo, iodo or fluoro.
• Aryl where it appears in any of the radicals, except where noted, represents phenyl, naphthyl, or biphenyl.
• Aroyl includes benzoyl, 1-naphthoyl, and the like.
• Heteroaryl includes, for example, indolyl, thienyl, imidazolyl, furyl, benzimidazolyl, pyridyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, and benzothienyl.
• Acylamino refers to lower alkanoylamino and aroylamino groups such as, for example, acetylamino, benzoylamino, and the like.
• the preferred, more preferred and most preferred compounds also include the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
• the products of Formula (I) can be produced from bicyclic intermediate VIII and from the separated, preferred diastereomers of VIII; i.e., VIIIa and VIIIb.
• the synthesis of compound VIII can be conducted from, for example, 2(S)-amino-6-hydroxy- hexanoic acid II as shown in Reaction Scheme I below wherein R 2 is as defined above.
• the isomers are separated by liquid chromatography and are deprotected by treatment with hydrazine to yield aminoesters VIIIa and VIIIb.
• products of Formula I can be prepared from the diastereomeric mixture of amino cyclic lactams VIII or from diastereomerically pure compounds VIIIa and VIIIb by reductive alkylation of these intermediates with a-keto acids or a-keto esters IX.
• these alkylations one typically uses sodium cyanoborohydride under neutral conditions, but it is also possible to employ hydrides bearing optically active ligands or sterically bulky ligands selected to improve the sterochemical control in these reductions.
• the reductive alkylations can be achieved by catalytic hydrogenation over 10% palladium on carbon or other suitable catalysts.
• Reaction Scheme III which follows, an alternate route to compounds of Formula I is shown which involves a variation in the sequence of the reactions utilized in Reaction Schemes I and II.
• the reductive alkylation using IX is performed on intermediate X followed by ring closure of intermediate XII to yield products of Formula I after chromatography and removal of protecting groups.
• R, R 1 and R 2 are as defined above (except R, R 2 ⁇ H) and Z is optionally hydrogen or a suitable protecting functionality such as, for example, the formyl group.
• the ring forming and reductive alkylation reactions are performed under substantially the same conditions as utilized in and described above for Reaction Schemes I and II.
• Intermediate VIII has three asymmetric carbon atoms: one bears the NH 2 group; another is that bearing the hydrogen at the ring juncture; and, a third is that bearing the CO 2 R 2 group.
• the preferred absolute configuration at these centers are 6(S), 9a(R), 3(R) (VIIIa) and 6(S), 9a(S), 3 (R) (VIIIb) .
• the carbon atom bearing R 1 is also asymmetric (R 1 ⁇ H). Both isomers in this position have some biological activity, although the natural L-aminoacid configuration is preferred. In most cases, the absolute configuration at this center is designated (S).
• Preferred diastereomers are isolated by chromatography or crystallization of intermediates or the end products or their salts. One can also resolve intermediates by the use of optically active salts or bases. Finally, if desired, compounds of this invention can also be employed as a mixture of their enantiomers or diastereomers.
• a-keto acids and a-keto esters IX utilized in the process of the invention are known in the art or can be made by numerous, known methods.
• synthons such as can be converted to a-keto acids or esters using methods involving alkylation followed by hydrolysis as described in the literature.
• An excellent method involves the reaction of Grignard reagents R l MgX with CLCOCO 2 Y or Y0 2 CC0 2 Y.
• Another method involves condensing substituted acetic acid esters with diethyl oxalate followed by hydrolytic decarboxylation under acidic conditions to obtain a-keto acids.
• Carefully controlled acid hydrolysis in alcohol of acyl cyanides, which are prepared from acid chlorides and cuprous cyanide also proves to be a viable synthetic route to a-keto esters.
• Nucleophilic displacement reactions on chloro or bromo pyvuric acid can also be used to produce a variety of interesting a-keto acids (esters).
• Y is a group such as loweralkyl or benzyl and protecting groups are employed as necessary in the R 1 group if interfering functionality is present.
• the compounds of this invention form salts with various inorganic and organic acids and bases which are also within the scope of the invention.
• Such salts include ammonium salts, alkali metal salts like sodium and potassium salts, alkaline earth metal salts like the calcium and magnesium salts, salts with organic bases e.g., dicyclohexylamine salts, N-methyl-D-glucamine, salts with amino acids like arginine, lysine and the like.
• salts with organic and inorganic acids may be prepared, e.g., HC1, HBr, H2S04, H 3 P0 4 , methanesulfonic, toluenesulfonic, maleic, fumaric, camphorsulfonic.
• the non-toxic physiologically acceptable salts are preferred, although other salts are also useful, e.g., in isolating or purifying the product.
• the salts may be formed by conventional means as by reacting the free acid or free base forms of the product with one or more equivalents of the appropriate base or acid in a solvent or medium in which the salt is insoluble, or in a solvent such as water which is then removed in vacuo or by freeze-drying or by exchanging the cations of an existing salt for another cation on a suitable ion exchange resin.
• the compounds of this invention inhibit angiotensin converting enzyme and thus block conversion of the decapeptide angiotensin I to angiotensin II.
• Angiotensin II is a potent pressor substance.
• blood-pressure lowering can result from inhibition of its biosynthesis especially in animals and humans whose hypertension is angiotensin II related.
• converting enzyme degrades the vasodepressor substance, bradykinin. Therefore, inhibitors of angiotensin converting enzyme may lower blood-pressure also by potentiation of bradykinin.
• inhibitors of angiotensin converting enzyme are effective antihypertensive agents in a variety of animal models and are useful clinically, for example, in many human patients with renovascular, malignant and essential hypertension. See, for example, D.W. Cushman et al., Biochemistry 16, 5484 (1977).
• the compounds of this invention are useful as antihypertensives in treating hypertensive mammals, including humans, and they can be utilized to achieve the reduction of blood pressure by formulating in compositions such as tablets, capsules or elixirs for oral administration or in sterile solutions or suspensions for parenteral administration.
• the compounds of this invention can be administered to patients in need of such treatment in a dosage range of 0.5 to 100 mg per patient generally given several times, thus giving a total daily dose of from 0.5 to 400 mg per day. The dose will vary depending on severity of disease, weight of patient and other factors which a person skilled in the art will recognize.
• the compounds of this invention can be given in combination with such compounds as amiloride, atenolol, bendroflumethiazide, chlorothalidone, chlorothiazide, clonidine, cryptenamine acetate and cryptenamine tannates, deserpidine, diazoxide, ethacrynic acid, furosemide, guanethidene sulfate, hydralazine hydrochloride, hydrochlorothiazide, hydroflumethiazide, metolazone, metoprolol tartate, methyclothiazide, methyldopa, methyldopate hydrochloride, minoxidil, (S)-1- ⁇ [2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl]amino ⁇ -3- ⁇ [4-(2-thienyl)-1H-
• the individual daily dosages for these combinations can range from about one-fifth of the minimally recommended clinical dosages to the maximum recommended levels for the entities when they are given singly.
• one of the antihypertensives of this invention effective clinically in the 0.5-100 milligrams per day range can be effectively combined at levels at the 0.1-100 milligrams per day range with the following compounds at the indicated per day dose range: hydrochlorothiazide (10-100 mg), timolol (5-60 mg), methyldopa (65-2000 mg), the pivaloyloxyethyl ester of methyldopa (30-1000 mg), indacrinone and variable ratios of its enantiomers (25-150 mg) and (+)-4- ⁇ 3- ⁇ [2-(1-hydroxycyclohexyl)ethyl]-4-oxo-2-thiazolidinyl ⁇ propyl)-benzoic acid (10-100 mg).
• the triple druq combinations of hydrochlorothiazide (10-100 mg) plus timolol (5-60 mg) plus converting enzyme inhibitor of this invention (0.5-100 mg) or hydrochlorothiazide (10-100 mg) plus amiloride (5-20 mg) plus converting enzyme inhibitor of this invention (0.5-100 mg) are effective combinations to control blood pressure in hypertensive patients.
• these dose ranges can be adjusted on a unit basis as necessary to permit divided daily dosage and, as noted above, the dose will vary depending on the nature and severity of the disease, weight of patient, special diets and other factors.
• compositions typically, the combinations shown above are formulated into pharmaceutical compositions as discussed below.
• a compound or mixture of compounds of Formula I or a physiologically acceptable salt is compounded with a physiologically acceptable vehicle, carrier, excipient, binder, preservative, stabilizer, flavor, etc., in a unit dosage form as called for by accepted pharmaceutical practice.
• a physiologically acceptable vehicle carrier, excipient, binder, preservative, stabilizer, flavor, etc.
• the amount of active substance in these compositions or preparations is such that a suitable dosage in the range indicated is obtained.
• Illustrative of the adjuvants which may be incorporated in tablets, capsules, and the like are the following: a binder such as gum tragacanth, acacia, corn starch or gelatin; an excipient such as microcrystalline cellulose; a disintegrating agent such as corn starch, pregelatinized starch, alginic acid and the like; a lubricant such as magnesium stearate; a sweetening agent such as sucrose, lactose or saccharin; a flavoring agent such as peppermint, oil of wintergreen or cherry.
• a binder such as gum tragacanth, acacia, corn starch or gelatin
• an excipient such as microcrystalline cellulose
• a disintegrating agent such as corn starch, pregelatinized starch, alginic acid and the like
• a lubricant such as magnesium stearate
• a sweetening agent such as sucrose, lactose or saccharin
• a flavoring agent such as
• tablets may be coated with shellac, sugar or both.
• a syrup or elixir may contain the active compound, sucrose as a sweetening agent, methyl and propyl parabens as preservatives, a dye and a flavoring such as cherry or orange flavor.
• Sterile compositions for injection can be formulated according to conventional pharmaceutical practice by dissolving or suspending the active substance in a vehicle such as water for injection, a naturally occurring vegetable oil like sesame oil, coconut oil, peanut oil, cottonseed oil, etc. or a synthetic fatty vehicle like ethyl oleate or the like. Buffers, preservatives, antioxidants and the like can be incorporated as required.
• 6-Hydroxy-2(S)-phthalimidohexanoic acid (1.94 g) was dissolved in 145 ml of CH 2 C1 2 containing 2.26 ml of pyridine. Pyridinium dichromate (1.95 g) was added and the mixture stirred overnight under nitrogen. By addition to 200 ml of ethyl acetate and filtration, chromium salts were removed. The filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was redissolved in 250 ml of ethyl acetate and the solution refiltered. The filtrate was finally passed through a MgSO 4 pad to remove trace amounts of chromium salts and concentrated to afford a white solid, 0.475 g; m.p.
• 6-Hydroxy-2(S)-phthalimidohexanoic acid (5.0 g) was dissolved in a mixture of 90 ml of methanol and 9 ml of water. To this solution, an aqueous 0.5M cesium carbonate solution (18 ml) was added and the mixture stirred for a few minutes. Most of the methanol was removed in vacuo and the resulting aqueous residue was freeze-dried. The lyophilized material was dissolved in DMF (70 ml) and treated with 3.08 g of benzyl bromide. After stirrinq under nitrogen for 6 hours, the reaction mixture was diluted with 450 ml of water and repeatedly extracted with ethyl acetate.
• the first component eluted from the column was methyl [3R-(3a,6a,9aa)]-6-phthalimidooctahydro-5-oxothiazolo-[3,2-a]azepine-3-carboxylate (9a(S) isomer), 141 mg. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate/hexane afforded fine white needles, m.p.
• the second component eluted from the column was methyl [3R-(3a,6a,9aB)]-6-phthalimidooctahydro-5-oxothiazolo[3,2-a]azepine-3-carboxylate (9a(R) isomer, configuration determined by X-ray analysis), 177 mg. Recrystallization from ethyl acetate/hexane produced fine needles, m.p.
• Diastereomers can be separated by chromatography.
• the first diastereomer to elute from the column was [3R-[3 ⁇ ,6 ⁇ (S*),9a ⁇ ]]-6-[(1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)amino]octahydro-5-oxothiazolo [3,2-a]azepine-3-carboxylic acid, wt. 338 mg; exact mass measurement, obs. 420.1715, calcd.
• the second diastereomer to elute from the column was [3R-[3 ⁇ ,6 ⁇ (R*),9a ⁇ ]]-6-[(1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)amino]octahydro-5-oxothiazolo[3,2-a]-azepine-3-carboxylic acid, wt. 101 mg; exact mass measurement, obs. 420.1727, calcd.
• the first diastereomer to elute from the column was the (S * ) isomer; wt. 0.103 g.
• the mass spectrum showed a weak molecular ion at 482 m/e.
• the second diastereomer to elute from the column was the (R*) isomer, wt. 66 mg.
• the mass spectrum showed a (M-1) ion at 481.
• the first diastereomer to elute from the column was the (S*) isomer; wt. 0.180 g.
• the mass spectrum showed a molecular ion at 478 m/e for the monosilylated species.
• 'H NMR 200MHz, CD 3 OD
• ⁇ 1.74-2.28 m, 8H
• 3.26 m, 2H
• 3.70 (t, J 6Hz, lH)
• 3.84 (m, lH) 5.13 (m, 2H), 7.28 (m, 5H).
• the second diastereomer was the (R*) isomer; wt. 0.101 g.
• the first diastereomer off the column was the (S*) isomer: wt. 0.219 g; exact mass measurement, obs. 386.1855, calcd. 386.1874.
• the second diastereomer to elute from the column was the (R*) isomer: wt. 0.210 g; exact mass measurement, obs. 386.1847, calcd. 386.1874.
• 'H NMR 200MHz, CD 3 0D
• Powdered 3A molecular sieves (1.7 g) were added. To this mixture, a solution of sodium cyanoborohydride (130 mg) in 3 ml of ethanol was added slowly via a syringe pump. When the reaction had proceeded to completion, the mixture was filtered and the filtrate concentrated. The residue was partitioned between water (50 ml) and ether (25 ml). The layers were separated and the aqueous layer was absorbed on strong acid ion-exchange resin. Elution with water and then 4% pyridine in water permitted the recovery of the product as a mixture of diastereomers, wt. 371 mg. Diastereomers were separated by chromatography on Sephadex LH-20 (MeOH).
• the first diastereomer to elute from the column was the (S*) isomer, wt. 135 mg.
• the mass spectrum showed a molecular ion at 579 m/e.
• HPLC analysis (reverse phase) indicated a single diastereomer; 'H NMR (60MHz, CD 3 OD) ⁇ 1.18-2.48 (br m, 12H), 3.18 (br s, 2H), 3.62 (br m, 4H), 5.05 (br s, 2H), 5.21 (s, 2H) 7.35 (s, 5H), 7.78 (s, 4H).
• This isomer was recrystallized from ether-petroleum ether (1:1), m.p. 123.5-24°.
• R 2 can be hydrogen, benzyl, phenyl, methyl, ethyl, n-butyl, and allyl groups.
• the latter ester groups can be introduced by methods analagous with the benzyl ester synthesis or by methods indicated in footnote 5 to Table II.
• the stereochemistry at 9a refers to the hydrogen configuration being R or S at the ring structure in the bicyclic lactam part-structure of Formula I compounds.
• the required R 2 ester can be prepared by first protecting VIII as its t-BOC derivative and then reacting it with DCC and the desired alcohol or phenol in the presence of 4-dimethylamino pyridine.
• the R 2 ester can also be introduced by reaction of protected VIII with cesium carbonate and the appropriate alkyl halide in DMF.
• Dry filled capsule containing 5 mg. of active ingredient of Example 53. Per capsule, mg.

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